}}{{tnr}}'''John Jones''' is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]]. Jones has served in the Illinois Senate since 2003 and was re-elected in November of 2006 with his term expiring in 2010. He is currently an [[State Senate Assistant Minority Leader|Assistant Minority Leader]] in the Illinois Senate. Jones also served in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1995 to 2003.

{{tnr}}'''John Jones''' is a former [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]], representing District 54 from 2003 to 2013. He served as an [[State Senate Assistant Minority Leader|Assistant Minority Leader]] in the Illinois Senate. Jones also served in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1995 to 2003.

Jones graduated with his High School Diploma from Mount Vernon Township High School in 1958. Jones is a retired trucking company owner.

Jones graduated with his High School Diploma from Mount Vernon Township High School in 1958. Jones is a retired trucking company owner.

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==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

===2011-2012===

===2011-2012===

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jones has been appointed to these committees:

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:

Jones is planning to run for re-election in the new 58th senate district after [[Redistricting in Illinois|redistricting]] moved him out of his current district. He will face incumbent [[David Luechtefeld]] in the Republican primary.<ref>[http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Senator-Jones-and-Senator--128051348.html ''WSIL TV,'' "Senator Jones and Senator Luetchefeld Face Off for New District 58," August 18, 2011]</ref>

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:: ''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012]]''

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Jones ran for re-election to the [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|Illinois State Senate]] in District 54 in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]]. However, he withdrew from the race on January 4, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandDetail.aspx?CandidateID=17162&ElectionID=32 ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Candidate detail - John O. Jones," January 4, 2012]</ref> Jones was set to face [[Kyle McCarter]], the District 51 incumbent, in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'', "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Official 2012 Primary Results"]</ref><ref>[http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Senator-Jones-and-Senator--128051348.html ''WSIL TV,'' "Senator Jones and Senator Luetchefeld Face Off for New District 58," August 18, 2011]</ref>

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Jones was targeted for defeat by Family-Pac.<ref>[http://www.family-pac.com/?page=sc ''Family-Pac,'' "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2012]</ref>

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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====2012====

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Jones received a score of 75.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of B- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 21st highest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

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Jones represents Illinois Senate District 54. District 54 includes the South Central Portion of Illinois including Carbondale where Southern Illinois University is located<ref>[http://www.ilchamber.org/Chamber_PAC/District_maps/legislative_dist_il.pdf "Illinois Chamber of * [[Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate]], Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009]</ref>.

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Jones represented Illinois Senate District 54. District 54 includeed the South Central Portion of Illinois including Carbondale where Southern Illinois University is located<ref>[http://www.ilchamber.org/Chamber_PAC/District_maps/legislative_dist_il.pdf "Illinois Chamber of * [[Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate]], Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009]</ref>.

==Personal==

==Personal==

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* [http://jones.senategop.org/ Sen. Jones's website]

* [http://jones.senategop.org/ Sen. Jones's website]

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* [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1689 Biography from the Illinois General Assembly]

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* [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1689 Biography, bills and committees] at the Illinois General Assembly

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[9][10]

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Jones received a score of 75.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of B- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 21st highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[10]

Recent news

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All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.